Hawaii

This is the last part in a 3-part series of images from my trip to Hawaii. You can see the previous two here: Walking on Stars (Maui), and Pele’s Playground (Hawaii Volcanoes NP). The volcanic soils of the Hawaiian Islands are incredibly rich in nutrients, which when combined with ample rainfall makes for fantastically lush …Read the Rest…

According to legend, Pele – the Hawaiian goddess of fire, lightning, dance, and volcanoes – lives in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater of Kīlauea, located in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea means “spewing” or “much spreading” in Hawaiian, an apt name given that it is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet. Unfortunately there were …Read the Rest…

A few months ago my dad asked me if I wanted to go to Hawaii for a week – well, who doesn’t want to go to Hawaii for a week?! My parents are both astronomers, and my mom makes frequent trips to the big island to go observing at Keck: the worlds second largest optical …Read the Rest…

About Me: My name is Floris van Breugel, and I'm a part-time nature photographer and full-time scientific researcher with a PhD in engineering and a focus on the neuroscience of insect flight behavior. Read more about Floris van Breugel, or contact him.